Rod Carew (Trading Card DB)
Sandy Koufax (SABR/The Rucker Archive)

Sandy in Minny: Honoring Him for That

When Hank Greenberg, the Detroit Tigers slugger and baseball’s…

The Glory of Our Friendship: Lawrence Ritter and Me

  I was born in a small farming town in the southwest…

Reliever Ron Perranoski: A[nother] Tale of Two Cities

  The career of left-handed reliever Ron Perranoski (1961–73)…

Red Springs: The Littlest Baseball Town in America

  Red Springs, North Carolina, was a unique place for…
Butch Wynegar (Trading Card DB)

Butch Wynegar: From Single-A to the Major League All-Star Game in One Year

As a young boy growing up in York, Pennsylvania, Harold Wynegar…
Joe Mauer (MLB.com)

Joe Mauer: A First-Ballot Hall of Famer Without Question

As I sprinted across Oracle Park with my son during the San…
Dodger Stadium: Blue Heaven on Earth, edited by Bill Nowlin and Glen Sparks

Introduction: Dodger Stadium: Blue Heaven on Earth

“Blue heaven on earth” – Tommy Lasorda on Dodger Stadium   Dodger…
Dodger Stadium: Blue Heaven on Earth, edited by Bill Nowlin and Glen Sparks

When the Angels Called Dodger Stadium Home

History students who want to learn about uneasy détente during…
Dodger Stadium: Blue Heaven on Earth, edited by Bill Nowlin and Glen Sparks

Dodger Stadium and the Battle of Chavez Ravine

When eternal Dodgers hero Johnny Podres threw the first pitch…
Dodger Stadium: Blue Heaven on Earth, edited by Bill Nowlin and Glen Sparks

The Struggle to Build Dodger Stadium

Dodger Stadium, opened in 1962, is located just north of…
Fernando Valenzuela (SABR-Rucker Archive)

‘Viva, Valenzuela!’ Fernandomania and the Transformation of the Los Angeles Dodgers

In May of 1957, Dodgers owner Walter O’Malley took a helicopter…

The Dodger Dog

Celebrating the Dodger Dog. (Courtesy Todd Anton)   “A…

Dodger Stadium: The Influence of Janet Marie Smith

L to R: Mookie Betts, Janet Marie Smith, and David Price…

Fans Come First: A History of Dodger Stadium Promotions

Some of the recent additions to Dodger Stadium include these…
Dodger Stadium: Blue Heaven on Earth, edited by Bill Nowlin and Glen Sparks

A Weekend to Remember: 1990 Centennial Old-Timers Day at Dodger Stadium

A third of a century has passed since the Dodgers commemorated…

1984 Olympic Baseball at Dodger Stadium

Dodger Stadium hosted the Olympic baseball tournament in…

Rekindling the Light: The Japanese Stone Lantern at Dodger Stadium

Frank Ego visits the Japanese lantern outside Dodger Stadium.…

Why Were the Dodgers Teams of the 1960s So Good?

L to R: Don Drysdale, Claude Osteen, Johnny Podres, and Sandy…
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Dodger Stadium: A Monument to the O’Malleys

Dodgers owner Walter O’Malley brought his team out west…

It’s a Red Adams Jersey, Not a Dodgers Jersey

Giants fan Zak Ford wore his Red Adams jersey to Dodger Stadium…